Rebecca Adlington is poised to make a "major announcement" on Tuesday. There has been speculation the 23-year-old double Olympic gold medallist from Beijing will retire from the sport in the wake of the London Games.

Adlington won a pair of bronze medals last summer, two of only three won by British swimmers, short of their target of five.

The Mansfield athlete has been critical of British Swimming in recent months, claiming she felt "insulted" by the governing body following the review into the under-performance in London.

She has also hit out at the amount of time it was taking to appoint a head coach following the departure of Dennis Pursley after the Games. The body is also without a national performance director after Michael Scott resigned after the review into London. PA